First generation 'Grosser' Mercedes has the kind of style and class you just can't get in a new $350,000 Maybach.

Between 1932 and 1935, the Emperor of Japan bought 7 of them. As of 1969, three had survived and were still in use as the official ceremonial car of the Japanese Imperial family.

As Oliver Statler described the 770K in 'Japanese Inn'
"And then it came, the big Mercedes-Benz, a regal automobile with a regal disdain for fashion. Its angular black top loomed a foot higher than the submissively curved sedans that crawled behind. Its maroon body was big and boxy. It bore the gold Chrysanthemum".

Happy Motoring, Mark

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